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Washingtonville 2nd at Pearl River; Colin Casey Champ at 170!

Washingtonville finished second out of 14 teams at Wednesday’s Michael O’Connell Wrestling Tournament in Pearl River.  Section One’s Tappan Zee won the team title with 147 points to Washingtonville’s 112.5.  The Wizards placed eight wrestlers in the top four including the champion at 170, senior Colin Casey.  Also placing for Washingtonville were Bryan Mongiello (2nd @ 120), Luke Harrison (4th @ 132), Mark Milisci (3rd @ 138), Francesco Pichardo (4th @ 152), Andrew Bragado (4th @ 160), Sam Weinger (2nd @ 220), and Stephen Melgar (3rd @ 285). 

Ellenville and Tuxedo also competed in the tournament.  Tuxedo’s 106 pounder Dylan Lynn finished 2nd losing an OT decision in the finals.  Congratulations to all!

Wednesday’s Results

Results from Wednesday’s action as I get them…..

                         Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuxedo 48 Millbrook 18     Highland 63 Tuxedo 18
Warwick 60 Kingston 12
NFA 51 Middletown 27
Washingtonville 52 Cornwall 26
Minisink Valley 62 Saugerties 15
Monticello 45 Goshen 36
Red Hook 66 Ellenville 10
Port Jervis 43 Wallkill 42
Monroe Woodbury 59 Valley Central 13

New Rankings Released!!!!

With the two pound growth allowance less than one week away, S9 wrestlers are starting to “make their move” towards the weight class of their choice.  Who’s dropping down???  Who’s staying up???  Time will tell…but for now, here are your new Section 9 wrestling individual rankings!

New rankings are announced every Monday evening at 7:00 PM on the Section 9 Wrestling Talk Show at kjbroadcasting.com. 

 Wt.          First                       Second                        Third                     Fourth___ 99         Daly (MV)               Vespa (MW)              Rivera (NFA)             Cuccolo (PB)               106       Bastone (NFA)       Raccioppi (MV)        Sweeney (Corn)        Booth (PJ)
113        Stramiello (PB)      Kreider (Corn)         Smoot (MW)              Rambrose (MV) 
120       Jackson (Midd)      Mongiello (Wash)   Hodes (RV)                Baum (MW)                
126       Corradino (War)    Brown (Midd)          Derham (NFA)          Johnson (Corn)           
132       Dimler (RV)            Robles (PB)              Ginley (War)              Isales (Corn)  
138       Murphy (MW)        Roth (Corn)             Morse (RV)                Milisci (Wash)
145       Connolly (War)       Muller (PJ)              Fennel (MV)              Curley (MW)               152       Wierzbicki (War)    Sauschuck (PJ)       Sommer (RV)            Voelker (MW)
160       Bedross (War)        Weston (PB)            Vandercliff (MW)     Edwards (PJ)
170       Casey (Wash)          Sause (PB)               DeCarlo (PJ)              Nelson (Midd)     182       Sannella (MV)        Hasan (VC)              Milano (MW)             Sakac (War)
195       Leavell (War)         Edmond (King)       Kelly (MW)                Giese (Corn)
220      Gorelov (War)        Giordano (War)      Winters (Wall)           Ortiz (Midd)       285      Stanley (Saug)       Stauble (King)         Cheeks (NFA)            Corcoran (El-Fa)

***  Click below for a printable version which includes full names and classes ***
                                                            Week 3 Rankings

NFA Loses Close One To Ketcham

Roy C. Ketcham of Section 1 nipped host NFA 38-36 in a dual meet on Tuesday.  Ketcham scored big victories from Mark Settembrino @ 126 and Murphy Wilson @ 195.   NFA received pins from Andrew Rivera (99), Damani Burns (106), Kyle McGuire (170), and Issac Serrano (220).  Click here for a complete box score.

Minisink Starts 5-0 at Colonie

Minisink Valley went 5-0 on Saturday at the Colonie Duals highlighted by a dramatic 32-30 victory over Queensbury.  Queensbury, a perennial Section 2 power, returned nearly their entire team from last year which finished ranked # 7 in the state according to the sportswriter’s poll.  The Warriors also had victories over Ravena, Ketham, Colonie, and Scotia.  Gerard Daly, Michael Raccioppi, Nick Truglio, and Anthony Sannella finished the day 5-0 for Minisink.  Day two of the tournament begins 9:00 AM on Sunday when the Warriors will take on Burnt Hills, Division, Rocky Point, and Hudson Falls.

WRESTLING SEASON BEGINS TODAY

Warwick's Mitch Wightman and Minisink Valley's Kyle Diesel met in both the Section 9 and state finals last year! Could you be next?

November 14, 2011…the day is finally here!  Today is the day for which so many of you have been waiting…today marks the first day of practice for the 2011 – 2012 wrestling season!  SectionIXwrestling.com would like to wish good luck to all of the wrestlers, parents and coaches as we embark on this new season.  The New York State Wrestling Championships take place on February 24th and 25th in Albany, NY.  Wrestlers….your journey to Albany begins today!  Make it happen!

 

** New Weight Classes For The 2011-2012 Season**
                     99, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285

Intermat releases rankings, Section 1’s Realbuto #1 at 152

 Intermat Wrestling has released their pre-season high school rankings for the 2011-2012 season.  Somers High School (Section 1) senior Brian Realbuto was selected as the top 152 pound wrestler in the nation.   Realbuto, who will be attending Cornell University next fall, is a 2X New York State champion and also was a freestyle gold medalist in Fargo this past summer.   Pennsylvania dominated the rankings with 5 wrestlers grabbing top honors including sophomore phenom Chance Marsteller at 160 pounds.  Marsteller, who went undefeated last year in winning the state title as a freshman at 152 pounds, is already considered by many to be the best pound for pound wrestler in the country.  Below is a list of all of the Intermat #1 selections.   
                                                                                                      

Brian Realbuto (Somers HS)

106: Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania)                      
113: Jarred Brooks (Indiana)
120: Nick Roberts (Pennsylvania)
126: Jimmy Gulibon (Pennsylvania)
132: Mark Grey (New Jersey)
138: Nate Skonieczny (Ohio)
145: Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana)
152: Brian Realbuto (New York)
160: Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania)
170: Taylor Massa (Michigan)
182: Jordan Rogers (Washington)
195: Devin Peterson (Wisconsin)
220: Josh Marchok (Illinois)
285: Brooks Black (New Jersey) (attends Blair Academy in NJ, but is a PA native)